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:paranoid: :paranoid: :paranoid: Inspection Panel or No Inspection Panel, have a packet of band aids with you to doctor up the skinned knuckles. Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious:

G'Day Mike, Read this post just now. I had the plastic chrome tail light surrounds rechromed and they turned out pretty good. I tried the so called chrome paint and the chrome tape but both were disasters. Can't give you the cost as I had the rear bumper done at the same time. Cost was $510.oo plus G.S.T of $51.oo making the total $561.oo (triple coated show chrome). Cost also included frieght to Rockhampton. Paid them by direct deposit into their account. On a separate occasion I had the interior door handle backing plates rechromed at a cost of $38.50 The work was done by; Pine Rivers Electroplating Pty. Ltd. 3/23 Paisley Drive Lawnton Qld. 4501 Phone (07) 3881 2018 Fax (07) 3881 2016 A word of warning; DON"T send anything by rail. The bumper I sent took two bloody weeks to get there. Hope this is of some help. Regards, Rick. P.S. Sales person was Steve Campbell.

Sorry Mike, Guess I misunderstood your previous response to my question. I thought the photos might help identify the shell. Rick.

WAAAAAA, I thought I'd lost ya. The thoughts that have been going around in my tiny little cranium when faced with the possibility that I would have to spend the remainder of my life without the advice, humour and friendly sh-t stirring I enjoy so much on this site. Suicide was an option I considered. Fortunately, after a week of frantic searching on the web, I emailed Alfapup who set my mind at rest. Thanks to Lachlan, and my infinite patience, I've found you again. Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious:

O.K. then, here's the right side.

G'Day there mates, I was worried for a while there; I couldn't find you all. Eventually checked in with Alfadog who put me in the picture. Now I'm having fun sorting out this new setup. Anyway, when I finally got around to developing the pics of the radiator in "Precious" I couldn't find the site. So, here they are, LH side and RH side. (Hope this works). Rick.

:classic: Tanny old mate, I'm not talking just about Datsuns. It's (usually not mentioned here), Chevies, Fords (lotsa Mustangs), Dodges, Caddies---------You name it mate and they're just about all from Cal. Rick. By the way, "Precious" was originally owned by a little old lady who only used the car on Saturdays to do the shopping. It's TRUE mate, I've seen her. YUCK. More wrinkles than a dried up passionfuit.

I have tried to keep my lovely "Precious" in as original condition as possible. When I first bought her the radio was missing. Seemed to have been ripped out of the centre clnsole. I searched the junk yards until I found a radio with the Datsun name on the dial, had it fixed up then fitted it into a new Console. That's my sound system. No CD player, no boombox, just the radio it's SUPPOSED to have. However, as I said before, your car, your cash, your decision. Oh, yes, --and your eardrums.:stupid: :stupid: Rick. :devious: :devious:

Glad to see you're back mate. You mean to tell me that there are STILL some old classics left in old Californy ?. The car mag I buy each month which is dedicated solely to ads by owners wanting to sell their cars has a few ads from companies that import cars from the land of the great bald eagle into the land of the southern cross and practically every car they list is described as a rust free California car. Classics must be getting rather scarce over there. Doesn't surprise me that the Kiwis were dragging their toungues on the ground at the sight of those California Girls. After all mate, their more used to the wooly variety of females. LOL Rick.

Hey there Sarge, Your car, your cash, your decision mate. Tart it up however you please. However, as 2-4-T-Z-MAN pointed out, try to do it such a way that you can easily change it back to original condition. Bear in mind resale. I feel a Zed will sell easier being as close to original as possible than it will when you tart it up. Rick. :devious: :devious:

:cheeky: :cheeky: Over the weekend of 14-15 August the local Chevrolet Club is hosting the Rockhampton Motor Show. The theme will be cars, CARS and more CARS. Chevies, Fords, Holdens and lord knows what else. Oh, yes, and, of course, one lonely little 260Z named "Precious" all on her lonesome, as part of our club display. I plan to take a few pics on the day and, if it's O.K. with you blokes, i'll post a few of the best pics. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Ah, yes, Carl, As the saying goes, "From out of the mouths of babes". What really gets me is that some of the "incorrect" words are more difficult to spell than the correct words, and the grammar alone sent me into hysterics. E.G. the two items on Abraham Lincoln. Good fun. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Thanks everyone Rick.

:cry: I must admit to being a little disapointed. Carl hasn't responded with his usual highly inteligent comments and Tanny's wonderful sense of humour is sorely missed. Rick. :(

:disappoin :disappoin I just finished scrolling through the Revel- Monogram site looking for a plastic model kit of a Zed but no luck. Anyone got suggestions ????????????. Rick.

Well done Alfa, I :love: it. Rick. :devious: :devious:

There's a lot of truth in this one. > GEOGRAPHY OF WOMEN > > Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa, half discovered, half wild, > > > naturally beautiful with fertile soil. > > > > > Between 23 and 30, a woman is like America, > > well developed and open to trade, especially for > > someone with cash. > > > > > Between 31 and 35, a woman is like India, > > very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty. > > > > > Between 36 and 40, a woman is like France, > > gently aging but still warm and a desirable place > > to visit. > > > > > Between 41 and 50, a woman is like Great Britain, > > with a glorious and all conquering past. > > > > > Between 51 and 60, a woman is like Yugoslavia, > > lost the war and haunted by past mistakes. > > > > > Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Russia, > > very wide and borders are now unpatrolled. > > > > > After 70, she becomes Tibet. > > Wildly beautiful, with a mysterious past and the > > wisdom of the ages....only > > those with an adventurous spirit and a thirst for > > spiritual knowledge visit there. > > > > > GEOGRAPHY OF MEN > > > > > Between 1 and 70, a man is like Iraq - > > ruled by a d***. I :love: it. Rick.

matopete, Check out my thread "One for my septic mates" in the General Chit Chat forum. All is explained there. Rick. :devious: :devious:

:stupid: :stupid: STRIKE OUT ??????????????????????? Mate, my ball game was over as soon as I stepped up to bat. However, in all fairness to myself, from then on they were all home runs. :love: Rick.

This might help ken, Ancient Egypt was old. It was inhabited by gypsies and mummies who all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of the Sarah is such that all the inhabitants have to live elsewhere. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread, which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the Ten Commandos. He died before he ever reached Canada but the Commandos made it. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines. He was an actual hysterical figure as well as being in the Bible. It sounds like he was sort of busy too. They say laughter is the best medicine. Rick.

Here ya go Bill, this is the best I could do. One Renault 750, 1957 vintage. Rick. renault.bmp

Weeeell, at least the windows got all fogged up. My mate was in the front with his girl and had to do the best he could in those tiny little bucket seats. At least HE hit a home run while I didn't make it to second base. I'll see if I can find a pic of the little Renault I'm talking about. Rick.

billramsey2002, Mate, that father of yours needs HIS arse kicked good and hard. No parent has the right to treat his kid that way. You say he beat your mum ???? Does he regard himself as a man ???? As far as I am concerned he's a hell of a lot less of a man. No MAN beats up on women. What you suffered was ABUSE. That's a far cry from DISCIPLINE. Now, I was brought up the old fashioned way. You know the old saying, "Spare the rod and spoil the child". Even if I do say so, I reckon I turned out pretty good. No criminal record, married for 37 years, a son who has two degrees in psychology who reckons the best thing I ever did for him was to bring him up the old fashioned way. The occasional smack on the bum for a misdemeanor, tempered with lots of T.L.C. is far, far different to physical abuse. Rick. P.S. CRIKEY !!!!! KEN, You stirred up a hornets nest with this one. Rather a STRANGE subject for this forum huh ???????? Rick.

:cry: AAAwwww, Bill, It was the middle of winter in cold, cold Sydney on a rainy night. :cry: Rick.

I was about 10 Y.O. My Grandfather was taking me into town. We stood, waiting, at the tram stop. Tram pulls up, people get off, little Rick takes one step forward and WHACK !!!!, in the right ear. With the stars still spinning and the bells ringing, a soft voice in my left ear says, "ladies first". I was in a shopping centre. A young woman with a youngster in the trolly was being harrassed by her little ankle bighter at her side. She'd had enough of his whingeing, bent down and whacked him on the bum, saw me and a worried look appeared on her face. As I came up to her I said, "Don't worry love, as my Grandmother used to say, 'That's why God gave kids bums'. I left her with a smile on her face but isn't it sad when parents arn't game to discipline their kids for fear of being dobbed in for child abuse??? When we lived in Rockhampton, the neighbours across the road had three sons. The parents didn't believe in hitting their kids. As each of the sons reached early teens, they became progressively harder to handle. The verbal abuse they shouted at their parents and some neighbours was so bad that I eventually told the boys that if they were ever abusive to my wife they'd answer to me. Consequently, we had no problems with them, they were nice as pie to my wife because they knew I meant what I said. My point is, discipline is an absolute necessity BUT it must be tempered with lots of T.L.C. Rick.